Power Outages in Ford County, KS
Is there a power outage in Ford County, KS right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 23:55 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Ford County, KS across 1 reported incident.
Ford County, KS is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.4 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/kansas/ford-county
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- October 19, 2026 23:55 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Ford County, KS", live data as of October 19, 2026 23:55 UTC. https://massoutage.com/kansas/ford-county
Report an outage in Ford County, KS
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc and CMS Electric Coop Inc; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~20,786 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
Only visible while reporting outages: Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMS Electric Coop Inc | Live · county | 0 | 5 | 0.0% | - | - | - | |
| Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc | Outages only | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
CMS Electric Coop Inc reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Ford Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (6)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67801 | 206 | ≤11 | 178 | ≤11 |
| 67834 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 67882 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67876 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67843 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 67842 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Ford County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Ford County right now.
Ford County has been under 37 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 17, 2026.
- Dense Fog Advisory ×8
- Flood Watch ×7
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Tornado Warning ×4
- Flash Flood Warning ×4
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×4
Hardest-hit cities in Ford County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Ford Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Ford County went about 3.4 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,566 customers.
The US EIA reports Kansas utilities averaged 3.2 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 3.4 hrs.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 86 | 6,566 | 3.4 |
Cost of power in Ford County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Ford County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc12.4¢14,374 cust
- CMS Electric Coop Inc21.7¢3,221 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate ice storms exposure.
Power outages in Ford County: FAQ
- How often does Ford County, KS lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Ford County, KS logged 86 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.4 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Ford County, KS?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,566 customers without power, beginning March 15, 2025 and lasting about 5d 20h.
- Is there a power outage in Ford County, KS right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 23:55 UTC, about 3 customers are without power in Ford County, KS across 1 reported incident.
- Which utilities serve Ford County, KS?
- Tracked electric providers include CMS Electric Coop Inc, Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Ford County.
67801, 67834, 67842, 67843, 67876, 67882
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Ford County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Kansas →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Electric Coop Assn Inc | 5.9 hrs | Outages only | - |
| CMS Electric Coop Inc | - | Live · county | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Kansas customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/20057 and /api/v1/counties/20057/history. Live data as of .